Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires

A helicopter dropping sand on a burning forest in Victoria. Australia is one of the hotspots for extreme fires. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme wildfires in key regions around the world, research has revealed.

The wildfires can cause catastrophic loss of human life, property and wildlife and cause billions of dollars of damage. Scientists say this is climate change “playing out in front of our eyes”.